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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has arrived in Russia for his planned meeting with the country’s President Vladimir Putin.

Pictures show Kim stepping out of his green private train at a station in the eastern city of Vladivostock on Wednesday afternoon.

Kim and Putin are expected to meet on Thursday, but do not plan to sign any agreements or make a joint statement, CNN reported.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gets off a train upon arrival at Khasan train station in Primorye region, Russia (Picture: AP)

Kim and Putin are expected to meet on Thursday (Picture: Reuters)

Security personnel surrond the car of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as they wait for his arrival at the railway station in the Russian far-eastern city of Vladivostok (Picture: Reuters)

North Korean state news agency KCNA said Kim had left the capital of Pyongyang on Wednesday at dawn and travelled to Russia by train, just as he did for his summit with US President Donald Trump in Hanoi, Vietnam.

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The journey from the train station in Khasan, near the North Korean border, to Vladivostok took about nine hours.

After crossing the Russian border, Kim stopped at the Khasan station where was presented with flowers as well as bread and salt — a Russian tradition for welcoming guests.

The Russian region of Primorsky reported on its official website that Kim was ‘happy to be on Russian soil’.

Kim Jong Un is hoping for Russian support in pressuring Washington over sanctions relief (Picture: Reuters)

Kim stopped at the Khasan station, Russia (Picture: TASS)

Military band rehearsing ahead of a welcome ceremony for North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un by a railway station in Vladivostok (Picture: TASS)

The meeting between Kim and Putin comes at a significant time, after an impasse in talks between Kim and President Trump over North Korea giving up its nuclear weapons.

Analysts say that Kim’s meeting with Putin could be a way for the young North Korean leader to assess his diplomatic options outside talks with the United States.

The dictator is hoping for Russian support in pressuring Washington over sanctions relief.